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A new integrated view on the probabilistic organization of quantum mechanics is constructed. It is then proved that for superposition state vectors the theoretical quantum mechanical distribution for the momentum observable is devoid of operational definition, and hence cannot be the source of conditions of compatibility to be imposed upon a researched joint probability concept. A compatible joint probability is defined.
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Invited paper, dedicated to Louis de Broglie on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday.
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Mugur-Schächter, M. Elucidation of the probabilistic structure of quantum mechanics and definition of a compatible joint probability. Found Phys 13, 419–465 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00730892
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00730892